Re: gnome-list Digest, Vol 61, Issue 9

[Desmond Armstrong <desmond armstrong gmail com>]

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> Date: Sat, 09 May 2009 11:55:44 -0500
> From: Chris <cpollock embarqmail com>
> Subject: Re: gnome-list Digest, Vol 61, Issue 7 item 1
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> On Fri, 2009-05-08 at 13:54 +0100, Desmond Armstrong wrote:
>   
> > > Mandriva 2009.1 (spring), Gnome 2.26.1, Video Card Nvidia GForce2 MX400.
> > > Under Gnome Control Center > Display it shows a large red square with
> > > 'unknown' in the center. IIR in 2009.0 my monitor, Acer P221W was shown
> > > as the monitor type. Clicking 'detect monitors' does nothing. Or am I
> > > just imagining this was the case in the previous release?
> > >
> > > Chris
> > >
> > >   
> > >       
> > The problem here is that the monitor is not correctly set The monitor is 
> > 1600 x 1080.
> > Start Mandriva in safe mode and at the # prompt type drakconf and you 
> > will now have the ability to set the resolution, I suggest low 1024x 768 
> > and it should now come to life when you boot normally.
> > I have had problems with Acer monitors not being auto-detected and have 
> > found that they do need to be set up manually.
> > Using drakconf in safe mode on Mandriva is the best way to get going. 
> > Once you have display you can then use the control centre in the normal way.
> > Desmond
> >     
>
> Thanks Desmond, that didn't seem to have any effect as far as detecting
> the monitor in the command center. It still shows a large red block with
> 'unknown' in the center. 1024 x 768 was just a bit too large for me. Any
> other suggestions? Should translucency be turned off or on, or I guess
> that depends on the video card?
>
> Chris
>
>   
You really should not worry about the detecting of the monitor in the 
case of Acer. I am aware that Acer does not communicate correctly, so 
you just set the resolution manually.
The correct resolution is 1600 x 1050 for this particular monitor and of 
course, as normal user you can always reduce the resolution in your 
preferences.
Desmond.